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Elfrid Payton followed up Monday's monster game with 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal on Wednesday.

He played 28 minutes and was one of the only Magic players to have success shooting the ball -- D.J. Augustin (15 points, four 3s) and C.J. Watson (five points) were the only other players to shoot better than 50 percent tonight. Coming off the bench behind Augustin hasn't hurt him too much, if at all, but he's unlikely to return middle-round value while shooting 58.8 percent from the line with just 0.5 threes, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 turnovers per game. Plan accordingly. Dec 7 - 10:27 PM

Elfrid Payton came off the bench, but played 35 minutes and hit 9-of-12 shots, 3-of-3 3-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws for a career-high 25 points, nine assists, three steals and three blocks in possibly the best game of his young NBA career.

Payton had scored 8, 2 and 3 points in each of his previous three games, hitting just 6-of-19 shots, but finally put it all together tonight. Coming off the bench is a buzzkill for Payton, but he's clearly a better player than D.J. Augustin, and, well, that hair! This could be the spark Payton needed to get his season going, and if he was dropped in your league, now might be a good time to pick him up. Just in case... Dec 6 - 10:23 PM

Elfrid Payton scored two points with one rebound, four assists, one steal and one turnover in 24 minutes against the 76ers on Friday.

We finally have a decent sample on Payton in his four games off the bench. He's getting most of the action in the fourth quarter with 8.2 minutes in that frame. Overall, he's averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 boards, 4.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.3 treys. He's only a low-end option in standard leagues because he's not much of a scorer anyway. Dec 2 - 10:07 PM

Elfrid Payton came off the bench and hit just 1-of-8 shots for three points, three rebounds, five assists, two steals, a block and three turnovers in Thursday's bad loss to the Grizzlies.

He turned the ball over late, allowing a JaMychal Green steal that sealed the win for the Magic, who made up a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to steal the game. Payton played 29 minutes compared to starter D.J. Augustin's 19, but the shooting and bad turnover will leave a bad taste in the mouth of Orlando's fans and coaching staff. He was shooting it well and had scored in double digits in his previous three games, and could move back into the starting unit at any time. If you own him, it's probably best to keep hanging on to see what his role is next time out. Dec 2 - 12:41 AM